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*" ~qmein or ThE »souLless MONSTEeR OF FRANKENSTEIN.* His Complaint. ‘‘There‘s only one thing that I ob ject to," sald the patient man with a last year‘s hat. "Planos must be played on. That‘s what they were made for.". "You disapprove of some of the se lections ?" . "No, I don‘t Al I rosoent ts having Flowers Under Artific~1 1.( :ht. Nearly all flowers in which there is a motable proportion of blue aré «naiâ€" tractive when seen under artidclal light. Hence purple and lilae flowers do not usually look well at nigh:. though there are excoptions owing to the Intcusity of the red. in some purâ€" ples, which comes ont well at migit and cam=s them to rappear as erlim< goms. â€" Yellowse invariably lose brilâ€" Harcy, and pale yellows become bad whites under gaslights, but reds and crimsons and all shades of pink and white retain their beauty, and, as a rule, green leaves are pleasing under any light. BSheâ€"Well, don‘t let a little thing Iike that worry you. Heâ€"Why, what do you mean? Sheâ€"Nobody will ever necuse you of building itâ€"Chicago News., Dor:cstlo Snreaam,. He (at bresfast)â€"}y denr, the paâ€" per says ther> was quite n fire in our block early this morn‘ng. It is sup posed to have been the work of an in cendiary, ‘Frankenstein declines, and thenceâ€" forth the monster pursues him with hatred and revenge. It slays his brothâ€" ers and sister, his friend and bis bride. It follows him to Russin, to Siberia and into the Arctic ocean, and there ereature and artist perish togetber. it Is a most uncrnny story to read o‘ nights. Sir Walter Scott reviewed the nove}) to The Quarterly, but while admitting Its power confessed be did not like it. "Our taste and our judgment revolt at this kind of writing." All the critics agreed as to its caring originality.â€" Chicago Post. Slowly the Immense creature arose, and the artist, frightemed at his own work, fed away. Then he returus to find his creation possessed of life and every attribute of humanity except a soul. Nowbere can it ind buman symâ€" pathy. It is out of harmony with ali things about it, and after searching the world in pursuit of happiness it returns again to Frankenstein and deâ€" mands that he make a companion with whom it can live in sympathy and love. "It was already 1 o‘clock in :o moraing. ‘The rain paticred dismi:sls against the window panes, and my candle was nearly burued out, when, by the glimimer of the balf extinguishâ€" ed light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature ensn t breathed hard. and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs." "It was on a dready night in Now: ~ | ber that I beheld the nccomplisinn.; ef my tolls. \Vith an auxiety that alâ€" f most amounted to agony 1 collec:~l | the instruments of life around me that | I might infuse a spark of be‘sg into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. | is completed. There in the great room lies the form and semolance of a buâ€" man being, perfect in nall hia props> tions. Frankenstein relates the story: He theu res:ive: to mold & colossal man. m:ikin: hin: beautiful in form and feature and imbue bim with life. He carries on his work in a studio far from the habi:ations of man, iabors long and secreily, and at h: ;hoâ€"w-;rl Frankenstein is a Ewiss youth, a student at the University of Ingolk stadt, deeply interest=d in the study of chemistry au:d ratv:al philosophy. He resoives to perctriie the mysteries of life and Geath and wrest from nature the secret of creation. After prolongâ€" ed study be succeeds and discovers bow to impart movenent and:animaâ€" tiou to lifcless t attes. Mary persexered and completed her taie in the spring of 1817. \When Byâ€" ron and Shelley hcard it read. they were surprised an: delighted. It war bound to be the vovel of the century! The name of it was "FPrankenstein; or, ‘The Modern Prometheus." It was imâ€" mediately sent to London for publicaâ€" tion and met with a great success. In 1816 Mary Golwin, afterward Mrs. Shelley, eloped v.ith Shelley, and they took vp their residence ncar Geâ€" mneva, in Switzerland. They bad Lord Byron for a neiglibor, and the three passed much time togzethcr. ‘Their conâ€" versation frequently ran on the occult and the mysterious, : ad I:yron one day proposed that each should write a ghost story, All agreed and went to work, but it was not long before the two poets gave it up as & bopeless task. They could write poetry, but they could not write stories. The story of this weir. novel and the eircumstances undor which it came to be written are decidiciy interesting and may be tol:! in 2 few words. The facts are as follows: speaks of the "soulless monster of Frankenstein, the wretched creation ®f mortal science without God," and sometimes the reference is to Frankâ€" enstein only, as if be were the monâ€" ster. Of course Sumnei, who was very particular in bis use of figures of speech, was right. \\)hen Mrs. Deland, in ber fne novel of "sidney," makes Major Lee say that "Christianity is a Frankenstein," she suffers the major to talk nonsense. Time Novel That is Often Alluded to In Literature and at Times Quotâ€" ed Incorrectly, Everybody, or ncarly everybody, has heard of the novel of "Frankenstein," though it is not probable that many persons read it nowadays. There are so many allusions.to it in our literaâ€" ture, bhowuver, that one absorbs some sort of a uotion of it so that be can not help knowing that it is a weird and ghastly story about a monster, but whether or not Frankenstein is the monster even well informed people do not always know, showing that they Bever read the story. % Sometimes we bear allusions to "Frankenstein‘s monster," as in one of Charles Summer‘s orations, where be AN UNCANNY STUuRY If she is supporting Guerin and if the latter is in reality but a man of straw aoting in the interest of the Roynilate, it can be ensily understood why the Frénch Government has been so ndnt in its treatment of the party. The Countess of Paris was tha daughter of the Duke of ‘‘ontnensier, and therofore a first cousin w‘ hor husband. @he has always lived a . :1â€"t life, most of her time «peng 1 Iâ€"@land. Of ber Connt V il] : *‘She bas we history. amd is The Lady Who Is Said to Bo the Owner of the Guerin Hours. The Countess of Parls, who is zaid to Im the owner of the house in the Rue Chabrcl in which M. Guerin is barricadâ€" od in Paris, is the widow of the Count nf Pama, the Orleanist protender to the throns of France and the mother of the 1.uas of Orleans, the present pretender. Ogdensburg, N. Y., Sept. 80.â€" Chief of Police Roy of Prescott, with William Hiscock, a Special officer, atâ€" tempted to raid a rendezvous â€" for tramps in the outskirts of the town yesterday and a desperate fight enâ€" sued. Recently the Canadian Governâ€" ment ordered their arrest and detenâ€" tion wherever found. The officers found six tramps cooking a meal and Roy took one and started for Prosâ€" cott for help, leaving Hiscock to guard the others. As roon ns Roy was gone the tramps disarmed Hisâ€" cock and with his own revolver shot him four times. An alarim was sent to Prescc®, when the Mayor, with 100 armed men, started in search of the tramps. Volunteers â€" are being added and fully son armed men ire scouring the country. IHiscock | has been taken to Montreal to be put unâ€" der an Xâ€"ray machine, as the bullets camnot be found by ordinary mmcans, He is sinking rapidly and will hardâ€" ly stand the frip to the hospital OS NCmm Conle Jobd, Ein 1, Rotterdam 2, Passaic 8. Sixth raceâ€"1 mile, purse $300, 3â€" yearâ€"olds and up, selling, time 1.46. Branch 1, Rebel Jack 2, Judge Quigâ€" loy 8. loy 3 Willtam Hiscock â€" Dangerously }carâ€"olds and Ein 1. Rotter Fourth riuceâ€"â€" Mâ€"voarâ€"cl‘s ard « urse, time 1.1 rlu Toronto, Sept. 30. was cloudy and the the sixth day of t Hunt Club Races yes cord: First raceâ€"3, mile, purse $300, 3â€" voarâ€"olds and up, selling, time 1.17. Corn:persation 1, Prospero 2, Crystalâ€" line 8. 2â€"yewâ€"olds, â€" allor a hn Halsey 1, 1 vaiuce Cuvard 8. 4d 1.¢5>â€"1l A band of about 200 Yaqui â€" Inâ€" dians attacked the ranch of Lenoro Benuit, at Tetacumbiate, Mexico, on Thursday. After a fight with a force of about 50 Mexican cowboys, in which several of the latter were kill~ ed, the Indians burned all of the ranch buildings. Thursday Martin Sanavr dentzof the Cassation Court Fonseca, Ortega Martinez a were banished by the V Government. Apparentlv i. tle. Negotiations for fatled. E‘riday‘s Record of the Toronto Hunt Club Races, 2,__#* ‘V€ Cassation Court, General Fon’eca. Ortega Martinez and others were banished by the Venezuelan CGovernment. Apparently the hostile forces are on the eve of a great batâ€" tle. Negotiations for police â€" have £u9na Renoneiet lsncsfi i44 ts 123 formerly a vrilla, was lynched on Thursday, g:fxchcz had the reputaâ€" tion of haying committed many crimes during the war. A body of armed Bhils have raided the country nea: wwhergoum, India. The police and two companies of naâ€" tive infantry from Baroda overtook the Bhils, with whom they had a fierce encounter. The raiders lost 200 in killed and wounded. neq 0 The Assessment Commissioners of London, Ont., have just completed their report. ‘The population is ‘38,â€" 902, being an increase for the year of 327. The total assessment shows a shortage of $297,587.28 as comâ€" pared with last year. Benor Sanchez.'who was secretary of the municipal court in Union de Dreys, Province of Santa Clare, and 22 0n _ CFCInee 0 C Arrangements have been completed by the Russoâ€"Chinese Bank for a loan of 1,200,000 tacls for the construcâ€" tion of Lung Chan and Nanâ€"Ningâ€"Fu Railway. Oneâ€"half of the loan will be paid immediately and the remainâ€" der as is required. The stage running between Atlin and Discovery was held up by a lone highwayman Tucsday night. â€" There were nine passengers, but the plunâ€" der secured was slight. The robber escaped. Miss McVicar, whose family were the first white settlers in Port Arâ€" thur, died at noon on Friday. Miss McVicar was the owner of the Mcâ€" Vicar estate, which includcs the northern portion of the town: factories have been ileft perched in dangerous positions. The military is :.tm.:ork clearing away the landâ€" the advisability of cating meats in “:'hllolnnl t the Conyngham a ming shaft ‘at Wilkesbarre, Pa., on ing the I" LF The Doukhobors in Manitoba in tend hoiding a conference to discuss Manitoba Doukbohers May Consitâ€" or the Question of Eating Meat Ano Che trip to the hospital THE COUNTESS OF PARIS. !Oq?VDC_{U at famine prices at ° NO )o â€"â€"‘% nilos, purse $400, wr8‘ Flat i‘rndicap, The D‘A McCarthy Memorial Plate, time [2. King Olf 1, Annetburn 2. THE COUNTRESS OF PARITA, FIGHT WITH TRAamps. ndraceâ€"S ~A TEXAS TRAGEDY. "'bpr!.lf(,' W ie Alin s wfi oA d olice Roy of Prescott, with riner 3 Sept. 30. â€" The weather and the track good on day of the Country and Races yestorday. The reâ€" ck, a special officer, atâ€" raid a rendezvous for : outskirts of the town 1 a desperate fight enâ€" y the Canadian Governâ€" SIXTH DAÂ¥. ‘â€"3, mile, purse $300, allowances, time 1.05, 1. Mr. Brown 2, Adâ€" â€"*4 mile, purse $400, "_‘p. The Paddock 1i%.. Hilee 1, Flying urg 3. 1 mile, purse £$300, 3â€" Up, selling, time 1.45. rilla, was l&;):);éd‘;; of Prescott Was _ Wounded. Y., Sept. 80.â€" Sanavria, prosiâ€" Dean Swift, when Invited to dinmwer by his friend, Lord Hofingbroke, was It Has Been Notieed. "There‘s a rather qucer thing that 1 bave noticed about people who follow the profezsion of lettors." "What‘s that?" "The man who writes Just to keep the pot boiling is not the one win pro drees the . hottest stuff."â€"Chicago Timesâ€"Heraid. \ Man on the "Iasthead. New | York, Sept. 30. â€"â€" (:?n.m’ James of the bargus Harry J erryâ€" day, from Jacksonville, which arâ€" rived last night, , reports that on Nept. 21, he sightcd a wreek, which proved to be the American schooner Herald of the Mornir , frem Hamilâ€" ton, Bermuda, Found to Jurksn.m ville. Upon drawing near the wreck he made out @ man on the inastâ€" head, _A bout was Towered and took him off the mast. He was a negro, Horace Wellman, aged 15 years, . of Hamilton, Bermuda. He was in an exhnusted condition, his body â€" famâ€" med fast in the top. All that could be learned mbout his shipmatea was the fact thrt they wore missing. He said the schooner had enpsizd enrly in the morning six days before. We leno en it patients in the hospital. last evenâ€" ing a carriage in which foreign doeâ€" tors were on their way to rttend a post mortem examiration hore was stoned hy a number of persors. ‘The police drove off the assai‘ints and m uen 1 the doctors c«caped unhurt ‘me Dithoni¢ plagve has made its apâ€" pearance at Baguia, n village outâ€" side the sanitary â€" cordon. â€" ‘The disâ€" case was introdvced there by two Mepeentmine in dn Cases Discovered Ontxide tory CorGon at On< The second battle was in San Chrisâ€" tobal. ‘The one thousand troops of the Government, commanded by Gonâ€" cral Penalosa, engaged 2,000 rebel troops, commandcd by Gen. Castro, cight or nine days, resulting in Gen. Castro withdrawing his men, he havâ€" ing learned that Ge. Fordinandeg was on his way there with about 7,G00 troops of the Government. Washington, Sept. 30:â€"The Stato Pepatrtment has received a despatch from the U.S. Consul at Puerto Caâ€" bello, Venezuela, under date of the 13th in§t., in which he gives a sumâ€" mary of the several encounters . beâ€" tween the Government and the rebel forces in the country. The first â€" encounter between the forces of the rebel general, Castro, and those of the Venezuclan Governâ€" inent occurred ncar the city of San Christobal, near the Columbian bounâ€" dary line. . The Government forees engaged consisied of between â€" four and five hundred men, under the comâ€" mand of Gen. Lepoldo Sarria. ‘The rebel force was considerably larger, but the actual number is not known. The rebels defeated the Government troops and captured their leader, Gen. Sarria. Een s mm en ome Sn‘ Godfrey Weir, in conversation yesterâ€" day morning, stated that the whole affair was a great surprise to him. "Although I am one of the directors of the bank,‘"" he said, "I have never taken an active part in the manageâ€" ment, and the first intimation I had of the existence of the notes in quesâ€" lion was when the matter was reâ€" ferred to in the Enquete Court. I never saw the notes and had no perâ€" sonal knowledge of their existence.‘" The case was fixed for hearing â€" on Tuesday morning next. Two Battles Fought, But the Not Yet Decided, I Godfrey Weir, Who Pleadâ€" j ed Not Gullty When Ar f raigned, Surprised at | the â€" Action, I | Montreal, Sept. 30.â€"The develo»> _| ments in the Bangue Ville Marie case reached a head yesterday morning, when Superiniendent Imslfll and |Detective Williams of Canadian |Secret Bervice placed three of the diâ€" rectors of the bank under arrest on charges of forgery. ‘The directors are Win. Weir, F. W. Smith and Godfrey Weir. This action, it is understood, is the outcome of the eviderce adâ€" duced a few days ago in the preliâ€" minary inquiry fnto the charge against Wi. Weir, F. W. Smith and Ferdinand Lemieux of sending to the Government an erroncous statement of the bank‘s affairs. In the evidence it was shown that two notes in faâ€" vor of the bank, purporting to have been â€" signed respectively by â€" the agents of the Beaudry estate and Charles Lionais, had never been signâ€" ed by the partics, and in consequence a forgery is alleged to have been committed. For this reason the Crown decided to take action, and the arrest of the directors was deâ€" cided upon. In addition to the three directors already mentioned, a warâ€" rant was fssued for Mr. Edward Lichtenheim, Viceâ€"President, and a director of the bank. Mr. Lichtenâ€" heim has been some time in Engâ€" land, but it is thought he left Liverâ€" pool for New York last Funday. The information on which the warrants wcse issued says that Wm. Weir, Godfrey Weir and F. W. Smith, direcâ€" tors of the Banque Ville Maric, and Edward Lichtenheim, Viceâ€"President, did on May 27 last, with intent to defraud and without lawful authorâ€" ity or excuse, execute and sign in the name of Charles Lionais a certain promissory note in favor of the Bank Ville Marie for a sum of $4,â€" 144.39 by procuration of Win. Weir, and make use and utler said promisâ€" sory note, knowing it to be so made, executed and signed. . Mr. Godfrey Weir appeared before Judge Desâ€" noyers in the Court of Common Pleas at noon yesterday and pleaded not guilty. He was admitted to bail in a personal bond of $5,000 ard two suretics. Mr. Nolan Delisle and Mr. G. }l. Sl_nilhcrs, of $2,500 each. Mr. WARRANT FOR VICEâ€"PRESIDENT, Messrs, William _ Weir, President; Â¥. W. Smith and Godirey Weirâ€" Three of the Directors Arrested on a Chargs of Forgery. BANQUE VILLE MARIE THE BURONIC Phiac UR FIGHTING IN VENEZUELA. rce was considerably larger, actual number is not known. els defeated the Government lee " T days before ide the Sankt Opo: to. Insuwe _ On Becision Sunday each bachclor who is seeking a wife approrches the maiden of his choice with a ccremontâ€" ous bow and from her manner of ro sponding judges whether bis advances are acceptable. Purchase Sunday the consent of the parents is sought If the On Review Sunday everybody goos to church, and after service there is a church parade in every viilago, when the youths and mafdens gaze upon cach other, but forbear to speak. Four Courtahip Sundays. The four Sundays of November are obscrved as fete days in Holland, They are known by the curtous uames Ite view. Decision, Purchase and Posses slon and all refor to matrimonial af. fairs, November in [Tolinnd being the month par excellence deyoted to court ship aud marriage, probably Decause the agricultural ocenpations . of._the year are over and possibly because the lords of creation from quite romote antiquity have recognized the pleasâ€" antnees of baving wives to cook aud cater for them during the long winter. _ "‘Oh, but that‘s different, you know. You Yankees swallow your oysters whole, while we always halve and sometimes quarter them!‘ **â€" Exchange. " ‘Becnuse it‘s a Yankee Iden, sirP "I tord him it vas also a Yankee idea to ent oysters and asked him wiy he followed sult, and be was as serious as a judge as be replied: â€" That Scems to Be the Proper Caper on English Railways, "No American can ever travel on the railways of England in comfort," said the New Yorker, who lad crossed the Atlantic a score of times. "In the first | place you‘ve got to play hog if you _get a compartment by yourself, and in the next It‘s an even question whether you get your baggage at the end ot your journey. | Everything is piled Uupon the platform, and every passen gor must pick out his own. If you are two minutes late, there is nothing to prevent somebody clalming your bagâ€" gage. I never arrived at a terminus without witnessing a big row between passengers, and 1 never talked with a fellow passenger who bad not lost trunk or satchel at some time or other. In three montbs of traveling about 1 saw my trunk claimed by others at least 20 times for assaulting . the porters. This ‘assault‘ consisted solcly in abusing the railroad companies nbout the baggage system. I finally got so mad about the thing that 1 spent two days in securing n interview with a railway mingnate at his office io Lonâ€" First of all the Chino takes a razor, which looks more like a propelier blade than anything clse, and, wiping the victim‘s face with a wet rag. proâ€" cceds to mop the dirt therefrom. While watching this part of the proceedings 1 was surprised at the flexibility of the native nose as demonstrated by the skiliful fingers of the operator. To windward, to leeward, on its stern, beam and bow the native‘s nose is rapidly twisted to avoid the aforesaid razor. Having removed the real es tate from the native‘s face, the Chinaâ€" man turns to the more difficult trisk of ear cleaning. ‘The smaliest spot of dirt and the tinlest fesh worm is reâ€" moved before the operation is comâ€" plete, and from the "heavenly expres sion" one would imagine that the operâ€" ation was anything but pleasant.â€"Maâ€" pnila Freedom. ‘ FIGHT FOR YOUR BAGGaGE. The Filipino is just as sure of bayâ€" ing his ears cleared on Bunday as an American is of baving a shave, and in the by streets and alleyways they line up for all the world like a barber shop on Sunday morning. the only difference being the Chinaman can‘t say "next." the American as the Chinese ear cleanâ€" er pursuing his calling on the street cornets. The Chinaman so engaged is provided with a stool and a small bamboo case, in which are fuclosed his instruments. One of the Strange Sights to Be Seer In Manila Streets. In this city of strange and anusuai sights there is probably nothing that @pperts so strange at first sight to THE CHINESE EAR CLEANER. se e e mt of the buman race."â€"Pittsburg Disâ€" patch. These trees are no longer to be called the largest in the world, bhowever. A apecies of cucalyptus hbas beep found in Australia as large or large:. Emer son warns us agrinst the use of the superlative, but when you are in this reglon of the globe you can‘t get along without a libera! use of it. He bimself says of Yosemite, "It is the only spot 1 bave ever found that came up to the brag." And as 1 stood in the big tree grove 1 remembered that some one called Emerson himself "the Bequola ue e nals ols so whi‘e the stage is standing at the foot of a tree and glarciog from top to bottom, keeping the stage in mind as a means of comparison. ‘The stage and horses look like the little tip outit that Santa Clause brougbt you when you were a grod little boy. Thrqugh it several tuuccls bave been eut, and a four horse stage can go through these tuupels on the rup and never graze a hub. You get an ap proach to an adequate idea of their size by walking of a bundred yards or C Pm t e * ’ We made a side trip to the Nt trecs of the Mariposs gronp, which are about one hour‘s ride from the hotel, anye a correspordent, if the smallest 1 these trees could be planted a w it Penusyivania, the, nflvx would run ezcursion trains to it and wmake money. The trees in this grove are SOlarge that it takes a good while to fully appreciate the facts about the size of the bigzest of them. The "Grizexly Glaot" is 34 feu through us the base and over 200 feet bigh. This tree woul) overtop the spires on the Pittsburg carbedral by about 100 feet. The trook of this tree is 100 feet elear to the frst limb, which is 20 feet io cireuiuference. â€"Blaoy other trees here are pearly as large as ibls one, and there are 400 in the grove. How the Giants ;_; Vosemite: Im~â€" hbave, sir, Mantlfg a teresrity. "Bo you‘ve traveled in the south of Rurope?" eaid the young womnA. "Yes," answered Derringer bDan. _ | "Did you see Monte Oarlot" t "No; b asked fur him, but he didn‘t A Figbting Swan. That a swan will Oght fcrcely was stown by an exciting struggle beâ€" tween a swan and a park policeman on the uppor lake in Waterlow park, Engâ€" land. Some India rubber balls had volled into the water, and to get them the constable paddled out in a punt. This drew the notice of the male swan, which dcserted Its consort and the brood of cygnet and went for the conâ€" stable with great fury. Once or twice It almost upset the purtt by causing the constable to overbalance it in sayâ€" Ing bis togs from the bird‘s beak. It was only with dificulty and risk that the balls were recovered. The swan then followed the punt to the bank, naking vicious darts at the carstable. The difference is that the rain brings down with it through the air or colâ€" lects in the air a chemical quality that the vegetation needs, The rainwater may be as like that in the lake as two volumes of water can be, but when it bas ridden the upper levels of the atâ€" mosphere, _ when â€" it has â€" traveled through the various stages of vapor and liqulid and has tumbled down through that retort of the nir, it has become charged with elements that no man can give it, and the flower knows and recognizes it, ns the first field Gowers recognize it in the beginning. Hose Water and Rain. Flowers know the difference between a trainstorm and a drenching from the garden hose. You may deluge them with barrels from the bydrant, and they will at best simply hold their own. Generally they wither in the fong, dry seasons and that without regard to the artiGicial > wetting they may . reâ€" ceive from the gardeners. But let a little shower, bowever brief, fall upon them, and they brighten visibly. _ Hugh Grant may have an "easy" look about his face, but he can bold his own with the shrewdest. Naturally warm hearted, he is as cold at business as Russell Srge. At poker he is recâ€" ognized as pastmaster. 1 have yet to see the man who can outhold him, lay ‘em down quicker when he‘s beat, bet ‘em barder when hbe‘s got ‘em, and gather in the pot with a more regretâ€" ful air. His skin being clear and his blood clean, he can blush like a senslâ€" tive girl still tied to mother‘s apron atrings. But, brethren, don‘t let that blush fool you. ‘"Modesty doesn‘t do a man any harm in polities," A Deceptive Blusb. A writer in the New York Press says of Hugh J. Grant, exâ€"mayor of New York, and Ulysses 8. Grant, Jr.: It is not a bit odd that they should havre been chums at college. Names often draw ‘men together. One day, long after they had cut their political eyeâ€" teeth, after Hugh was sheriff, "Buck" said as they strolled down Broadway: "Hugh, why is it you rre so modest?" With a sly twinkle, the future mayor replied: In each place the halves are again counted, after which they are choped by machinery Into fragments. Not satisfied with this, the bits are then boiled in vats of hot water and alkalt until theyâ€"are reduced to an unrecogâ€" nizable pulp. This the lIrw permits the treasury to sell to manufacturers of noveltics, who make it into lfttle modâ€" els of the capitol and the White House, which are sold as souvenirs in the Washington stores. New bills are is sued in an amount equal to those destroyed.â€"Youth‘s Companion. A great canceling machine then drives four holes through each of these bundles, of which a careful record is kept. The piles of bills are then cut Into two parts, one set of halves going to the secretary‘s office and the other to the register‘s office. All the paper money that passes through the treasury is soited, and the old bills are sent to the redemptiun division, where they are searched fcr possible counterfeits. ‘Then they are carefuily counted and tied up into buudlies of 100 notes each. Destropizg Money. Extranordinary precautions are taken by the United States govermmert in the destruction of its worn out and filtby paper money. The fact that this could be used again makes it necessary that its destruction should be conâ€" ducted with care and be made comâ€" plete. Then sing your songs; cry if you must, Bul keep in view The healthy soul inspiring trust That‘s slways due To them that strive to live above A‘l earthly (hingsâ€"excepting love; I‘d let all other treasures rust, The longest lane Will end sometime, and every day BRoses wi.l bioow along the way, Beca me of rain. Just let it rain or snow or shine; "Twill Mu]-{ .;I- To blame misfortune or repine; § wouldn‘t think about distress, If 1 were you; lmld:'(fiumm To ever fceling blue, Iurk-mn-h-dlw To shine upon our friends and foes I‘d be content with even lees, M 1 were you. __ fit, not made to order, > Every garment guaranteed. Sold only by the best dealers. Some Clothing is made to orâ€" der, not made to fit. _ Shorey‘s Clothing is made to If 1 were you! IF 1 WERE you. ~â€"Facts and Fiction. }p reader, however, who carries his mind back to episodes within bis knowledge, such as the collapse of the Fenian conâ€" splrators or of thelr iater developâ€" ment, the "Irish Invincibles," will have little difficulty in realizing how Indisâ€" pensable a fund of this kind is to the protection of aâ€"state and of underâ€" Standing the Infinite variety of uses th :rileh It may be applied.= Chambers® As ministers are required to give no account of their stewardship, it is obâ€" vious we have no means of knowing how these moneys are expended. The The term "secret service money" is usually applied to a fund placed at the disposal of ministers to be expended at their discretion in promoting or proâ€" tecting the Interests of this country. These moneys consist of a sum of £35,â€" 000 annually Included in the estimates, in respect of which ministers are only required to make a declaration that the moneys spent have been expended "In accordance with the intentions of parliament." P A Case of Riding. It Is considered the thing to hide the orchestra at a party behind a sereen of palms. Why hide the orchestra? As a rule, the piayers are fine looking men, and It is Interesting to watch them play. Why not hide some of the guestsi They look worse than the orchestra.â€" Atchison Globe. "Well?" "And Cbarlle has never sald any thing more about it."~â€"Cleveland Plaia Deaier, ‘yes.‘ Then Charlie said, ‘Take a lit tle time to think it over." Fatal ile-li;‘llon. "It appears that Charlio asked her to marry him." [ed For ‘The Chronicleâ€"Telegraph. Interest allowed on sums of Four Dollars and upwards in TRANSACTED. Drafts Issued on all Principal Points "A‘nd_!ho hesitated before she sald Capita!, $2,000,000. Rest, $1,500,000 A CENERAL BANKCNG BuSiNE3s The Molsons Bank HEADLOFFICE, MONTREEAL John B. Fischer s Rorrow. Come! songster of the morning air And sing your sweetest lay, Whilst here I rest Sad and oppressed, Awaiting dawn of day. Sing! songster of this sunny clime And seothe my bleeding heart, ‘Th..t heart that feels, And now revorle . The strangeness of thy art. â€"«"Chrysophrys" English Secret Service Money. LIFE Another dreary day has rolled Away with the waves of time. Another day has shorteneu yiis Uncertain life of mine. _ This mortal life so saort Tou soun alas! is o‘c. â€" And lost days of fooli ) youth Are gone, to return no us Drzring the hot season of the year people are nat‘grally more particular about the meats they eat. €00D, TENDER and WHOLESOME THE SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT D@â€"Highest current rates on apecial deposits JACOB HESPELER, Manager Waterloo Branch* September drear is here again From far across the plain. List to her whispers, gay and free, The artist 0: the year is she, She dyes the tree and every vine â€"A gorgeouns picture, so sublimeâ€" The crow‘s sad call proclaims she‘s bereâ€" 2â€"â€"â€" Fall‘s rollicking artist, full of cheer The Meat of It GLEANINGS FROM A DiaRYy sure of getting delicious roasts and tender steaks. Cured Hams a ESpecialty WATERLOO â€" ONT meat is what they want. As we slaughter nothing but the youngest and hcalthiest beeve our customers can always be SEPTEMBER. Kipling Ties Newest shades and colorin gs also a fine lot of Bilk Front Shirtse Our stock of furnishings is more complete than ever, _ Try us for your next tie shirt,, WALL PAPER _ A Delightful Smoke. One that$you‘ll appreciate is always the result when you use our choice tobaccos. Musical Instruments. Of all kinds. Walking sticks and sporting goods are among our specialties, A fine large Stoc: of Wall Paper just to hand. The prices are right and you will ao well by inquiring beâ€" fore purchasing. CIGAR STORE Martin Bros., Waterloo l r Clothes that Fit Cool Summer Suits ard keep comfortable during the hot sumâ€" mer weather. R. Boettinger, Merchant Tailor and Gents‘ Furnisher. Waterloo, â€" Ont ar the Railway Track. Waterico Just Opened Cut . DOERSAM, are the kind our customers al ways get. If your figure is irâ€" regular a suit of our clothes will hide its imperfectious. Buy one of our ANOTHER LOT oF DOERSAM‘S INY ABLETS